The Official 2022 Stanley Cup Playoff Thread
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Spoken like a true Ducks fan! But I don't mind...they don't even deserve to be in the playoffs. The only thing worse than their special teams is Sutliff 515 RC-1. And it's not worse by much...
The whole Pacific Division was weak this season. Even Calgary isn’t looking to be a playoff contender.Spoken like a true Ducks fan! But I don't mind...they don't even deserve to be in the playoffs. The only thing worse than their special teams is Sutliff 515 RC-1. And it's not worse by much...
Much better. Both goalies had some stellar saves. All the home teams won tonight. And dominantly too.
Kings looked WAAAAAY better tonight. Their speed was off the chains, looked like a totally different team. Quick looked like Quick circa 2014 again.
Correct on all counts. Tough and gritty game, just what I wanted to see out of them.
I think the key was getting the neutral zone clog strategy to operate properly. As a friend of mine pointed out, Vegas did this successfully against Colorado last year after going down 2-0 and won four straight. They set up an aggressive trap and created turnovers by smothering the puck carrier 2 on 1 whenever possible. Sure, that can be risky, but it worked. The Avs couldn’t rely on dump and chase, and ditto the Oilers last night.
Also, the Kings were consistently getting the puck in deep offensively, which gives the D-men ample time to set up by the blue line to be ready for when it comes back up ice the other way. Those neutral zone turnovers in games 2 and 3 were a killer.
Better special teams too, obviously. Quick...well, what can I say? I'm just glad he didn't have to snag a 90 mph slap shot with his bare hand.
Keep it up boys!
Marchand is up there; but not the biggest jackass. That’d be Tom (I’ll fight anyone as long as their smaller than me) Wilson.
We could have used Tom tonight. Caps fall in OT. Well, the series was fun while it lasted.
The caps are in a good spot, man. Most people didn’t expect this series to be 2-2 at this point. Including many of the Panthers most likely. Panthers have the edge with 2 home games left but I would not be surprised at all to see the caps win that series with the way they’ve been playing.
That was a must win for the Panthers. Series knotted up now. Caps still with more than a reasonable chance.
That was a weird firing? Didn’t they make the playoffs in 3 of his four seasons there?
Their big off season acquisition was a long in the tooth Chara. Not exactly a “NOW you’re expected to win the Cup” move.
I’d be more inclined to believe Philly scoops him up. They’re solid on the back end (his trademark) and they’ve quite a few draft picks stockpiled.
The cupboard is pretty bare in Detroit.
And....so long Nashville. Avs will get a little bit of time for Kuemper's eye to heal.
Was hoping for a better effort from Dallas to put the Flames on the brink. Oh well...
Was hoping for a better effort from Dallas to put the Flames on the brink. Oh well...
My bracket has the flames taking it all, so I’m glad they finally decided to show up. The avalanche are effing scary. And as predicted by Flames coach Darryl Sutter (who you know well), and (toot toot!) by me, “I feel sorry for whoever plays Colorado in the first round. It will be a waste of 8 days.”
That is a quintessential Sutterism. Kings never should've fired him. He did what no other Kings coach could ever do, although Melrose and his mullet certainly came close in '93.
Yeah, I agree. The standards are way too ridiculous for coaching in todays league, especially with all the extraneous variables that can impact the team that are out of their control. Trotz today is a classic example.
